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Building

Build the night bed.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

2 species

Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Bornean Orangutan

Species principle: Nestcraft

Build the night bed.

Home becomes a practice when it is built again with intention.

Bornean Orangutans build sleeping nests in trees using branches and leaves, often making new nests regularly while traveling and foraging in the canopy.

Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Scarlet-rumped Cacique

Species principle: Colony Craft

Sing the nest up.

Shared voices can build a home that sways above danger.

Scarlet-rumped Caciques are social birds that nest in colonies and weave long hanging nests, using loud calls and group structure in forest canopies.

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